Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that women’s views are represented in negotiations to leave the EU.
Answered by Suella Braverman
Ministers and officials from across Government have carried out extensive engagement to hear a range of views on our EU exit. As such, we work with women involved in businesses, think tanks, academia, voluntary organisations and many other groups, listening to their perspectives on our future partnership with the EU and other matters. This is in addition to the engagement we have with groups focused on women’s rights and equalities.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2017 to Question 2771, if he will publish a list of the groups and organisations his Department is engaging with in order to represent the diverse communities of the UK throughout its negotiation process.
Answered by Steve Baker
DExEU Ministers and officials have held roundtables, visits, and bilateral meetings with organisations including youth groups, faith groups, and charity bodies. Details of Ministerial meetings will be published in the Department's Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will take steps to ensure that the interests of people from diverse communities are represented during the negotiations on the UK exiting the EU.
Answered by Steve Baker
DExEU Ministers continue to work closely with their colleagues across Government to ensure that we are speaking with a broad range of people, who reflect the diversity of the UK. The Department is also engaging, at both Ministerial and official level, with groups and organisations who support and represent the diverse communities of the UK. We will continue to hear from these groups throughout the negotiation process.